Category: Top Story
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Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures, U.S. Equities Poised for Flat Start as Markets Pause After Turbulent Week
U.S. stock index futures were little changed early Thursday, suggesting Wall Street may open without a clear direction following two sessions of mostly upward movement. After the sharp swings seen earlier in the week, many traders appear ready to step back and reassess the short-term outlook. Markets retreated on Monday after the prior week’s strong…
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Dollar General rallies nearly 4% as strong Q3 earnings beat prompts upgraded outlook
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) saw its shares rise 3.8% in premarket trading after the retailer posted third-quarter results that comfortably topped profit expectations and boosted its full-year guidance. For the quarter, the discount chain reported adjusted earnings of $1.28 per share—well above the $0.94 analysts had forecast. Revenue totaled $10.6 billion, slightly under the $10.62…
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Amazon said to be preparing to phase out USPS partnership as it expands delivery network
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is reportedly preparing to broaden its U.S. delivery infrastructure and unwind its long-running partnership with the U.S. Postal Service, according to a report from The Washington Post on Thursday. The newspaper, citing three individuals familiar with the discussions, said the e-commerce giant is moving toward handling a larger share of its own last-mile…
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Inside Sekur’s push into sovereign encrypted communications
Hello, I’m Ricki Lee and this is the Capital Compass. Today we’re looking at Sekur Private Data (USOTC:SWISF) (CSE:SKUR). A company focused on sovereign encrypted communication at a time when cyber attacks on US agencies are accelerating. Just in the past few weeks, a federal breach exposed citizens contact information and signal experienced a major outage.…
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Cyber Monday online sales rise 6.8% as U.S. holiday spending tracks softer forecasts: report
Early data from third-party sources suggests that consumer spending during the key 2025 holiday shopping period is broadly matching the more modest expectations set heading into the season, according to BMO. U.S. online retail sales for Cyber Monday increased an average of 6.8% year-over-year across multiple reporting firms — an improvement from the 5.2% growth…
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Tesla’s UK registrations fall 19% in November as Chinese rivals gain ground
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) saw a sharp drop in UK vehicle registrations last month, with preliminary figures from research group New AutoMotive showing a 19% decline versus November of last year. The EV maker logged 3,784 registrations for the month, down from 4,680 a year earlier — a proxy often used to gauge sales momentum in the…
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Amazon set to broaden U.S. delivery network, phase out USPS collaboration: report
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is preparing to significantly expand its nationwide delivery infrastructure and wind down its long-running partnership with the U.S. Postal Service, according to a report from The Washington Post on Thursday. The article, citing three individuals familiar with Amazon’s plans, suggests the company is moving closer to bringing an even larger share of its…
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Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures, Jobless claims in focus; Salesforce boosts guidance: key drivers for markets today
U.S. equity futures were little changed early Thursday as investors prepared for fresh labor market data and weighed growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut later this month. Meanwhile, Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) upped its full-year revenue and adjusted earnings outlook on the back of strong demand for its artificial intelligence agents, and crude prices ticked…
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Meta reportedly to face fresh EU scrutiny over WhatsApp’s AI rollout
Brussels is preparing to launch a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) tied to the introduction of artificial intelligence tools inside WhatsApp, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. According to the report, which cited two officials familiar with the matter, the European Commission intends to examine how Meta embedded its Meta AI assistant…
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Viridian wraps drilling at Kraken Zone
In this episode of the Capital Compass, we’re checking back in with Viridian Metals (USOTC:VIRMF), an explorer building momentum in one of the world’s most prospective emergent copper regions, Newfoundland and Labrador. The company has now completed drilling at the Kraken Main Zone, advancing one of the shallowest and most accessible copper targets in the province.…